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Maple Cashew Fudge

Source of Recipe

Trader's Choice Spices


Recipe Introduction

"Maple and cashews in a delectably rich candy! Each year Tone's sponsors various divisions in the Iowa State Fair's Food Department. This recipe is a past winner!"

List of Ingredients

1 cup butter OR margarine
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon imitation maple flavoring
2 cups cashews, chopped

Grease a 9-inch square pan



Recipe

Grease a 9-inch square pan.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add brown sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk; continue stirring until mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat and cool approximately 20 minutes.

Gradually stir in the powdered sugar and maple flavoring, mixing vigorously until well blended. Add cashews. Spread in prepared pan. Chill a minimum of 2 hours. Cut fudge into 1-inch squares.

YIELD: 64 1" Pieces
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 30 minutes
COOL TIME: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Nutrition information per serving (1 x 1-inch piece): calories 106; total fat 5 g; saturated fat 2 g; cholesterol 8 mg; sodium 52 mg; total carbohydrate 15 g; dietary fiber 0 g; protein 1 g